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as in to delay
to move or act slowly
one of the climbers was beginning to drag
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as in to crawl
to move slowly
the play dragged and seemed to take forever to get to its predictable conclusion
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as in street
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel
the main drag in town
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as in obstacle
something that makes movement or progress difficult
the drag of stagnating wages on bringing the economy out of the recession
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as in crab
a person who spoils the pleasure of others
the teenager was mortified to be seen in public with such drags—her parents
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Recent Examples of drag
Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
But its attempts to rein in IBM as a monopoly dragged on for more than a decade.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
Dade Hayes, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
There's no river running through Hamtramck, but that doesn't stop wheeled yachts from racing down the main drag every year on Labor Day as spectators pelt them – and each other – with water balloons.
—M.l. Elrick, Freep.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Verb
As things dragged on, many felt there was no way the tethered relationship could be fixed.
—Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
But its attempts to rein in IBM as a monopoly dragged on for more than a decade.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
Debt resulting from the $43 billion merger of WarnerMedia and Discovery has been a drag on the company’s stock price since that combination took effect in April 2022.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
There's no river running through Hamtramck, but that doesn't stop wheeled yachts from racing down the main drag every year on Labor Day as spectators pelt them – and each other – with water balloons.
—M.l. Elrick, Freep.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drag
Verb
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The group routinely calls for removing books at public schools and played a role in Scottsdale Unified School District's decision to pull 16 books from its library shelves in February.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The air fryer itself is easy to clean by pulling the trays out and wiping the inside with a wet cloth.—
Nicol Natale,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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After lightning delayed kickoff for an hour, Colleyville Heritage (1-1) fell behind quickly in a back-and-forth game.—
Jordan Neal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Sep. 2025
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In the last few years, Beyoncé, Pink, and Noah Kahan, among others, have had concerts canceled or delayed by extreme lightning, rain, or wildfire smoke.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
6 Sep. 2025
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On Wednesday, a similar scene closely followed as the funeral procession for Kansas City, Kansas, police officer Hunter Simoncic crawled along through the highways and streets in the community Simoncic worked to keep safe.—
Emily Curiel,
Kansas City Star,
3 Sep. 2025
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Eby crawled across a ladder over the water to the vehicle, then crawled back with the child on his back, the video shows.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The president has similarly hinted at soon reverting the Department of Defense to the Department of War, the name the Cabinet’s military department bore from 1789 until 1947.—
Christian Datoc,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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The researchers plan to expand their study to a larger number of boreholes, including water bores, to understand the full scope of the issue better nd find more opportunities to reduce emissions.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
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Trump maintains the ability to have National Guard troops and federal agencies continue to patrol city streets beyond his federalization of the Metropolitan Police Department.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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Cause of crash is being investigated Videos of the accident show the carriage toppled to its side and crashed into a building on the steep and narrow street, with parts of the streetcar crumpled.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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The difficulty in getting rid of players other than those whose contracts expired this summer (Luka Modric, Lucas Vazquez and Jesus Vallejo) was a significant obstacle.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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To overcome this obstacle, the MIT team employed lithium-6 atoms, a rare isotope whose resonance frequency shifts depending on temperature.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Sep. 2025
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Munch on specialty sandwiches and wraps and sip cocktails at Sugarloaf Island Deli and Yellowfin Pub.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
8 Sep. 2025
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So my earliest memory is having a sip of wine at a dinner table.—
Adam Morganstern,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Who’s going to climb over all the other crabs and inevitably kill them in order to survive?—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
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The lobster and crab on a baguette at Linden in Los Angeles is a knuckle sandwich that’s also a knuckle sandwich.—
Andy Wang,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Drag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drag. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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